Mumbai, July 27: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) in its chargesheet in a Mumbai Court against alleged fugitive jeweller Mehul Choksi, stated that Choksi is the "mastermind" behind the behemoth Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam. Calling the fugitive businessman as the mastermind, the ED in its chargesheet added that it was Mehul Choksi who "designed" the entire scheme of fraud.

ED further levelled charges of money laundering on Choksi. It said in its charge sheet that it was Mehul Choksi who was responsible for the "movement of the money under the garb of import and export." Check the ANI tweet below:

ED also stated in its chargesheet in a Mumbai court that the companies(involved in wrongdoing) had directors and partners, who acted as dummies but the ultimate decision making was only with Choksi. Some of these companies also received proceeds of crime and parking of funds, according to ED. Check the ANI tweet below, which includes the quote by ED:

On July 24, the fugitive jeweller, Mehul Choksi, who is co-accused in the Punjab National Bank Fraud case amounting to Rs 13, 400 crores, along with his nephew Nirav Modi, was reported to be based in Antigua and that he had received local passport for business and health reasons. On Friday, the accused businessman, Mehul Choksi, issued a statement saying that, "I am a lawful citizen of Antigua." Choksi has also mentioned in his comment that he had visited the United States in January this year to "undergo treatment" as he was "unwell". Media reports said that the government of Antigua has also confirmed Choksi's presence in the country.

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